The “Billabong Quemao Class”, in its seventh edition, will once again bring together the best international and national surfers and bodyboarders on the coast of Lanzarote. With an invitational nature, it will bring together a total of 64 athletes to face what is the most impressive and powerful wave in Europe, the Quemao wave.
The competition has not established a fixed date for its celebration, and the organization is waiting for the waves to reach their optimal conditions, the most radical, which in this way, guarantee an unparalleled spectacle. The warning format for the proximity of waves is based on a color-coded alert system.
The orange alert, which is the one currently in place, refers to the waiting period. In the case of the yellow alert, it will be given with an event attempt, that is, when the conditions may become ideal. Finally, the green alert will be given with the confirmation of dates.
Regarding participation, a high level of athletes is expected, bringing together 32 surfers and 32 bodyboarders. Along with the champions of the last edition, the Basque surfer Natxo González and the Gran Canarian Lionel Medina, both willing to return to La Santa to defend the title, this edition will feature surfers of the stature of Lucas Chianca (Brazil), Manuel Lezcano (Lanzarote), Mason Barnes (USA), Jonathan González (Tenerife), Koa Smith (Hawaii), and Joan Durú (France).
For their part, bodyboarders of the level of Amaury Lavernhe (Reunion Island), Paul Lecouey (Lanzarote), Anas Haddar (Morocco), Armide Soliveres (Gran Canaria), Travis Smith (Hawaii) and Yann Salaun (France) will attend.
